§ 9-601. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Environment, § 9-601
§ 9-601. Definitions
(b) “Bond” means any bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness or obligation that a district is authorized to issue under this subtitle.
(c)(1) “Cost”, as applied to any project, includes the cost of and all expenses incident to the construction, acquisition, improvement, or placement in operation of a project, including the cost and expenses of:
(vi) Plans, specifications, surveys, estimates of costs and revenues, feasibility or practicability reports, machinery, equipment, administrative expenses, and other expenses that are necessary and incident to the financing authorized for the construction, acquisition, improvement, or placement in operation of a project; and
(2) “Cost”, as to any obligation or expense that is incurred before the bonds are issued, also includes the cost and expense of engineering services, estimates of costs and revenues, and any other technical or professional services that may be used in the construction, acquisition, or improvement of a project.
(e) “Governing body” means the body or board that is authorized to enact ordinances or resolutions for a county.
(f) “Improvement” means any construction, repair, replacement, extension, or betterment of a project.
(g) “Independent system” means a water system, sewerage system, or solid waste disposal system that:
(h) “Member county” means a county that:
(i) “Municipal system” means a water system, sewerage system, or solid waste disposal system that:
(j) “Project” means a water system, sewerage system, solid waste disposal system, or solid waste acceptance facility or any part of these that a district owns, constructs, or operates.
(k) “Sanitary commission” means a sanitary commission created under this subtitle.
(l) “Service area” means a defined geographical area that is established as a service area by a sanitary commission under this subtitle.
(m) “Sewage” means any water-carried waste created in and carried or to be carried away from a residence, hotel, school, hospital, industrial establishment, commercial establishment, or any other building, including any household and industrial wastes that are present.
(n)(1) “Sewerage system” means a plant, system, facility, or property that can:
(o) “Solid waste acceptance facility” means a facility whose primary purpose is:
(p)(1) “Solid waste disposal system” means a system that systematically or on a schedule collects solid waste and transports it to a solid waste acceptance facility for treatment or disposal.
(q)(1) “Water system” means a plant, system, facility, or property that can supply water or distribute water.
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2. Amended by Acts Acts 2011, c. 354, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2012, c. 12, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 378, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2023, c. 509, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 510, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 43, §§ 645, 666.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-601, MD ENVIR § 9-601
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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